Composer Ned Rorem in 1953 in Paris, where he lived for nearly a decade and wrote his infamous Paris Diary. Provided by the artist hide caption toggle caption Provided by the artist Composer Ned Rorem […]
If you dance more when the bass hits, it could be because of your vestibular system. Flashpop/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Flashpop/Getty Images If you dance more when the bass hits, it could be […]
Beyoncé performs “Be Alive” during the Oscars last March. The song, written for the film ‘King Richard’ received one of her nine Grammy nominations. Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mason Poole/A.M.P.A.S. […]
Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is the latest celebrity to receive a $100 million gift from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, to be used for charitable purposes. Parton is seen here at the recent Rock and Roll Hall […]
Floods ravaged eastern Kentucky’s music community. What does it mean to rebuild? At the Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., days after July’s catastrophic floods, luthier Kris Patrick searches through the mud-caked remains of […]
Carrie Underwood, from left, Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert perform a tribute to the late singer Loretta Lynn, pictured on screen, during the 56th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at the Bridgestone […]
Gal Costa performs in São Paulo, Brazil in 2013. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Gal Costa performs in São Paulo, Brazil in 2013. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Gal Costa, the Brazilian […]
Drake and 21 Savage released an Instagram post on Oct. 30 promoting a fake Vogue magazine cover. Vogue‘s publisher Condé Nast is now suing both rappers for using the fake cover to promote their new […]
Mimi Parker performing in 2012 in Seattle, Wash. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images Mimi Parker performing in 2012 in Seattle, Wash. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images Mimi Parker, known for her chilling […]
Drake performs in concert as part of the Summer Sixteen Tour in New York on Aug. 5, 2016. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Sykes/AP Drake performs in concert as part of the Summer […]
Lavender Country, led by singer and songwriter Patrick Haggerty, released what it widely considered the first openly gay country album in 1973. Haggerty died this week at age 78. Marie Tamanova/Courtesy of Don Giovanni Records […]
King Princess recently stopped by the NPR office to check off a major bucket list item: playing a Tiny Desk Concert. The singer-songwriter offered acoustic performances of three cuts from her latest album Hold On […]
Taylor Swift, photographed during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Taylor Swift, photographed during the 2022 Toronto […]
Singer Dolly Parton Performs at Agua Caliente Casino on January 24, 2014 in Rancho Mirage, California. Valerie Macon/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Macon/Getty Images Singer Dolly Parton Performs at Agua Caliente Casino on […]
Steven Smith and Kanye West speak on stage at the “Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson” on Nov. 7, 2019, in New York City. Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company hide […]
Kim Petras and Sam Smith perform onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena in September in Las Vegas, Nevada. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio hide caption toggle caption Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for […]
Adidas announced on Tuesday it is severing its partnership with Ye in light of the rap superstar’s anti-Semitic comments. Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images Adidas announced on Tuesday it is […]
Latonia Moore at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 18, 2022. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption toggle caption Catie Dull/NPR Latonia Moore at the Kennedy Center on Oct. 18, 2022. Catie Dull/NPR Latonia Moore remembers clearly the […]
Babyface, photographed in Brooklyn on Sept. 11, 2022. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger hide caption toggle caption Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger Babyface, photographed in Brooklyn on Sept. 11, 2022. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images […]
Ye (C), formerly known as Kanye West, attends the Givenchy Spring-Summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on Oct. 2, 2022. Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle […]